suggests the former pennsylvania senator lacks the temperament to be president. the landmark debate unfolding at the supreme court on this question. did congress over step its authority when it passed the obama administration plan that man dates you to buy health insurance? this morning the supreme court opened three days of oral arguments on whether the president s healthcare law is unconstitutional. even though cameras aren t allowed in the court inside, there were rare audio recordings and show the chief justice focusing on the key question, can the government force to you buy insurance and fine you if you don t? the idea is that the mandate is something separate on whether you want to call it a penalty or tax just doesn t seem to make much sense. it is entirely separate and let me explain to you why. it is a command. the mandate is a command. senior legal analyst jeff tubin was in the courtroom and he is here live. what is especially what happened today. somet
15 minutes. 15 minutes, we debated that bill. i identified $3.5 billion in pork barrel and earmark spending just in the defense part. my friends, it can t martha: well, you know, john mccain loves new hampshire. whom whom has been good to him over the years, so he s clearly enjoying being back on the campaign trail and endorsing mitt romney, a big endorsement for mitt romney today from senator john mccain. we ll ask jon huntsman about this. ask him if that is an endorsement he would have liked to have had as he tries to do a rick santorum in new hampshire. he is all fired up about that. we ll talk to him in 30 minutes, with jon huntsman that is coming up. also ahead it was the near miss that you never heard about, two international flights, packed flights at a new york airport, 37 feet apart and seconds from impact. now we know who is to blame. cancel take off cancel
you know how long we debated that bill? 15 minutes. 15 minutes, we debated that bill. i identified $3.5 billion in pork barrel and earmark spending just in the defense part. my friends, it can t martha: well, you know, john mccain loves new hampshire. whom whom has been good to him over the years, so he s clearly enjoying being back on the campaign trail and endorsing mitt romney, a big endorsement for mitt romney today from senator john mccain. we ll ask jon huntsman about this. ask him if that is an endorsement he would have liked to have had as he tries to do a rick santorum in new hampshire. he is all fired up about that. we ll talk to him in 30 minutes, with jon huntsman that is coming up. also ahead it was the near miss that you never heard about, two international flights, packed flights at a new york airport, 37 feet apart and seconds from impact. now we know who is to blame.
with 15 minutes of debate, a $900 billion money bill, appropriations bill, which was full of pork barrel projects, earmarks and not one single amendment was aloud. i identified $3.5 million of pork in the defense part of the appropriations bill. and usually, in crisis like this, the president leads. i have served now, this is the fifth president that i have served under. every other president, republican and democrat, if faced with this kind of an impasse, would be calling the leaders over the white house, sit down and iron this out this. president goes shopping to get a toy for his dog. the president should be leading and he s not. he is exploiting this issue for short-term political gain. yes, the american people have every reason to be frustrated. i believe every incumbent is in danger right now. and every incumbent should be. greta: two other issues.
with 15 minutes of debate, a $900 billion money bill, appropriations bill, which was full of pork barrel projects, earmarks and not one single amendment was aloud. i identified $3.5 million of pork in the defense part of the appropriations bill. and usually, in crisis like this, the president leads. i have served now, this is the fifth president that i have served under. every other president, republican and democrat, if faced with this kind of an impasse, would be calling the leaders over the white house, sit down and iron this out this. president goes shopping to get a toy for his dog. the president should be leading and he s not. he is exploiting this issue for short-term political gain. yes, the american people have every reason to be frustrated. i believe every incumbent is in danger right now. and every incumbent should be. greta: two other issues.